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Community Archives

The stories of ‘local’ areas are changing all the time and we would like to help communities to celebrate their diverse and evolving stories

Community archives are collections of material that tell the story of a community’s history.

They may consist of photographs, documents, sound recordings, printed material, digital media, film and/or objects. A community’s very own ‘memory box’. Community archives are created and owned by the community. They are a great way of bringing people together. Anyone can get involved.

We can offer:

help on how to collect and record local history

advice on caring for and managing local records

support with designing exhibitions and developing heritage events

access to mainstream archives

guidance on gaining funding advice and training support

Exhibition

An exhibition on community archives is available for loan to groups. Contact us if you are interested on having this on display.